I don't disagree with that. You and others have said jetBlue is hiring guys that can't go anywhere else. In my class, the only guys that DIDN'T have TPIC both had degrees and could apply at Delta and United. Neither has a TPIC requirement, and of the two Delta is the only one that requires a degree. If you wanna get technical, Delta and United don't require an ATP while jetBlue does. They require ATP mins, but not the actual rating. Looking at US Airways, pretty much every regional FO could apply their as well. I'd wager that MOST guys applying (at least when the window is open) at jetBlue could/are applying at least to United and US Airways. The guys with degrees could apply at Delta as well. Of the FOs I flew with over the past 5 years, I think maybe 1 or 2 DIDN'T have degrees. With the way internet courses work right now, there's really no way you can't finish a degree on-line.

I'd prefer to see some kind of turbine hour requirement here myself. I'm not defending their stated minimums, I'm just pointing out that what guys THINK people are being hired with and what they actually ARE might not be the same.